Shingler s gage



(No Model.)

P. P. SANBORN.

SHINGLERS GAGE.

No. 390,403. Patented Oct. 2, 1888.

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FRANKLIN P. SANBORN, OF STANDISH, MAINE.

SHINGLERS GAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,403, dated Qctober 2,1888.

Application filed l\lay1'2, 1888. Serial No. 273,684.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN P. SANBORN, of Standish, in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shinglers Gages, of which Elie followingisa full, clear, and exact descrip- The object of this invention is to provide a simple, convenient, and efficient gage to be. used in applying shingles or clapboards to the roofs or walls of buildings for determining the proper position of each course of shingles or clapboards with respect to the preceding course.

The invention consists of a marking-gage of novel and peculiar construction and adapted for use substantially as hereinafter particularly set forth, and pointed out in its various features in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding partsin all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan View of a gage embodying my invention in use on a roof in course of shingling. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the said gage. Fig. .3 is an end elevation of the same.

The gage thus illustrated to show the man ner in which my invention may be carried into effectv is provided with a carriage, A, supported on its outer side by wheels B, to travel transversely over the course of shingles,D,next preceding the course last laid, and having on its inner side a straight'edge, (3, adapted to run along the outer edges of the said last course, as shown in Fig. 1.

The ends of the straightedge C are rounded or beveled to cause the same to glide easily past the joints between adjoining s11ingles,and the carriage A is also provided on its inner side with a lip, E, projecting laterally beyond the straightedge G and adapted to run over the tops of the last course of shingles at the outer edges thereof, but shorter than the straightedge C, so that it can be easily seen whether the latter is in contact at both ends with the outer edge of the shingle course D.

The carriage A is formed medially with a squared cross-groove, F, in which is mounted (No model.)

to slide transversely to the carriage a squared measuring-bar, G, a bridge-piece, H,spanning the same, being attached to the top of the carriage to retain the measuring-bar in the groove, and provided with a set-screw, I, by which the nieasuring'bar maybe clamped in any position to which it may be adjusted.

The inner side of the bridge-piece H is arranged to coincide with the straight-edge O, and the outer end of the measuringbar Ghas a hole extending vertically therethrough to re ceive a marking-pencil, J, from which graduations on the top of the measuring-bar extend to the other end thereof, so as to indicate the exact distance of the pencil J from the straight edge 0.

The outer end of the measuring bar is mounted on a transverse runner, L, adapted to glide over the tops of the last course of shingles, and a setscrew, M, is mounted to work in the end ofthe measuring-bar G against the pencil J, so that the front of the same can be brought to the level of the bottom of the runner L, and thus be prevented from catching in the joints of the shingles. The marking-pencil J being set and looked at a distance from the straightedge 0 equal to the width of the shingles to be left exposed to the weather,after each course is laid the carriage Ais caused to travel, with its straight-edge 0 in contact with the outer edge of the said last eourse,when the pencil J will mark a straight line, 0, across the top of the shingles,at which the outer edge of the next course should be placed.

A handle, llLhavingits lower end turned up and formed with an enlarged aperture, N, receives loosely therein the set-screw I, and serves as a convenient means whereby the shingler may run the gage across the roof, while keeping it in guiding contact with the edge of the shingle course.

Having thus decribcd my iuventi.on,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the transverselyapertured carriage A, having rollers B on its outer face, a straight-edge,0, on its inner face, with rounding ends, and a lip, E, projecting over and of less length than the straight-edge in order that its ends may be viewed by the operator, of a measuring-bar, G, extending therethrough, a set-screw for said bar, a marker at the outer end of the bar,and a runner secured to the bar between the marker and the straight edge 0 parallel with the latter, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the transverselyaperturecl earriage,its straight-edge,overhanging lip, rollers, and measuring-bar G, extending therethrough and having a runner and marker, of the vertical set-screw I, clamping the bar, and the handle-bar M, having its in nor end movably connected with the carriage, substantially as set forth.

3. Thee0n1bination,in ashingling-gage,with 15 the carriage, measnringhanandits setsorew. of the handle-bar M, havinga slot in its lower end,thr0ngh which said set-serew freely passes, snhsl'antiz-illy as set forth.

l FRANKLIN P. SANBORN. lVitnesses:

FRANKLIN O. PAYSON, {ICHARD WEBB. 

